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  • ForeFlight AOPA Summit Meetup

    foreflight
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:04 am
    We’re on the ground at AOPA Summit in Tampa and wanted to spread the word about the ForeFlight Meetup later today. Visit us in Booth 1045 or watch the live video online. Friday, November 6th 1:30pm EST – ForeFlight Meetup 2:30pm EST – AOPA Airports for iPhone Meet the ForeFlight team, exchange ideas, and learn tips and tricks about the apps. Even if you’re not at AOPA Summit, we still want you to participate! Watch the live streaming video online at our web site starting at 1:30pm EST. Please submit a question beforehand by email to team@foreflight.com or Twitter…

  • Android Aviation: Announcing ForeFlight Weather 1.0, our first Android app for pilots

    foreflight
    10 Oct 2009 | 5:07 am
    Here at ForeFlight, we love iPhones.  We were in the App Store on Day 1 and have been building iPhone apps for pilots ever since.  But not every pilot has an iPhone, so we wanted to spread out to a new set of phones and a new community of pilots.  Today we’re proud to announce that ForeFlight has landed on Android. ForeFlight Weather 1.0 is a new app available exclusively on Google’s Android platform.  ForeFlight Weather offers smooth and efficient access to raw METARs and TAFs, translations, and winds aloft.  Search by airport identifier and view weather information for…

  • The Finer Points of Flying Launches Flight Training iPhone App

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    9 Oct 2009 | 5:00 am
    Always committed to employing the latest technologies to further improve ease and access to practical flight training, The Finer Points of Flying (www.TheFinerPoints.net) has joined forces with ForeFlight (www.ForeFlight.com) to develop the iPhone app, VFR Communications. This five‐chapter instructional course available for the iPhone and iPod touch contains an hour of high‐definition video, computer animation and instruction from Jason Miller, recently nominated FAA flight instructor of the year. Each video provides in‐depth coverage of airspace, including dimensions, charting,…

  • iPhone Helps Save a Life

    foreflight
    28 Sep 2009 | 7:35 pm
    When we first started developing software for the iPhone, we had no idea just how many people would find what we built useful and valuable.  Over the past year, we have founds ourselves amazed at the ways the iPhone and mobile aviation software has helped improve situational awareness and safety. Every day we get encouraging and supportive emails from customers around the world: from helicopter pilots carrying rig workers to platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, to Red Bull air racers checking weather before a lap around the pylons. An email we received last night from a surgeon was most…

  • ForeFlight Charts: Now Includes Alaska VFR Sectionals

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    24 Sep 2009 | 5:20 am
    Last night we launched VFR sectional chart coverage for Alaska for our pilot friends up north. Alaska coverage presented unique challenges: the whole area is about 50% of the size of the contiguous US (thus a lot of disk space and additional processing required), and the mercator projection has interesting effects on geographical areas far from the equator (i.e. Alaska). No update to ForeFlight charts is required.  Enter ANC (Anchorage) in the search bar to see an example.
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  • AOPA Summit 2009 Video Series: Strap on a Reno Racer For a Run Around the Pylons

    In this video, veteran Reno Racer Thom Richard tells what it's like to wail around the pylons at Reno in a Formula 1 race aircraft. It's powered by a 100hp O-200, but Invictus — which was on display at AOPA Summit in Tampa this week — is still capable of nearly 250 MPH. It's hot, high-G work, but it's also six minutes of one of the biggest shots of adrenaline in aviation.This video is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather and Bose Corporation

  • AOPA Summit 2009 Video Series: Mods and Upgrades Are Hot at Summit

    So what if new aircraft sales are in the tank? You can still fix up an older airframe to near new standards. Two companies at AOPA Summit were offering such upgrades, and a third, Premier Aircraft, is offering a premium upgrade to new Diamond DA40s that can include air conditioning, plus a second alternator and comfy upgraded leather seats. Nexair Avionics saw an opportunity in Avidyne's sophisticated Release 9 EFIS and is selling legacy Saratogas with this big glass upgrade. Sierra Industries is taking a similar tack, but they're using Garmin's G500 in their Super Centurion upgrade. This…

  • Picture of the Week: AVweb's Flying Photography Showcase

    Josh Cawthra of Seattle, Washington recently spent some time on assignment in Anchorage. A man after our own heart, Josh spent his days off scouting Lake Hood and other natural wonders for photo opportunities — and came across this Cessna "enjoying the lovely fall morning" in a secluded spot on the lake.

  • AOPA Summit 2009 Video Series: Aspen's New EFD1000 MFD

    Aspen is now shipping its new EFD 1000 companion MFD to the popular PFD. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli got a checkout with Aspen's Scott Smith prior to the AOPA Summit.This video is brought to you by Ultra Electronics and Lightspeed Aviation.

  • Piper Names New President, VPs

    Piper Aircraft has shuffled the front office after the resignation of former president John Becker. Current CEO Kevin Gould will assume the presidency and that, along with some promotions from the ranks, seem to be in line with the new owners' plan. "The expansion of Kevin's responsibilities and the augmentation of his management team directly reflect the strategic investments we're making in Piper's future," said Stephen W. Berger, Piper's Chairman and Managing Partner of Imprimis. "Kevin has an exciting and aggressive vision for the company.... We will deliver the breakthrough Piper Jet to…
 
 
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  • Rally speaks out for GA

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Wearing their support for general aviation on their lapels and announcing it with signs, attendees at AOPA Aviation Summit ga -More- 

  • Wife of Cessna CEO looking forward to first Skycatcher delivery

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Rose Pelton, the wife of Cessna CEO Jack Pelton, will be the first owner of a Cessna Skycatcher.  -More- Are you insured for all of your aviation activities? Are you certain? Pilots should work with aviation specialist when comparing life insurance. Get the information you need to find the right policy for your family's protection at the Pilot Insurance Center. (800) 380-8376 or www.piclife.com

  • General aviation deliveries decline 47% in first 9 months

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    General-aviation aircraft deliveries tumbled by as much as 47% in the first nine months of the year, compared with the same p -More- 

  • Thousands log on to AOPA Live for Summit

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Thousands of AOPA members and pilots logged on to AOPA Live during opening day of Aviation Summit in Tampa, Fla., watching th -More- 

  • Hawker reports lower sales, operating income for Q3

    5 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co.  -More- It's a great time to buy (and finance)! With low prices, motivated sellers, big tax incentives, and historically low interest rates, now is a great time to buy! For new and used aircraft from piston-single to light-jet, AirFleet Capital can fix your low rate loan for up to 20 years. Please call (800) 390-4324 or request a quote online at www.AirFleetCapital.com
 
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  • A picture is worth a thousand questions

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:58 pm
    For those of you who have paid a visit to the Future of Flight museum at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, this large monolithic composite barrel will be quite familiar to you. A few weeks ago, Boeing removed three barrel - a demonstrator of 787 section 47 - from its exhibit in at the museum and relocated back to the factory grounds. It's been rigged up near the 40-41 building and appears to have a vertical stabilizer leading edge now attached to the top of it. I confess to having absolutely no earthly clue as to the purpose of this barrel's reclamation, but it does inspire many many…

  • Boeing completes 747-8F factory gauntlet

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:54 am
    Boeing has completed the first of three rounds of gauntlet testing on the 747-8F, marking a significant step towards the aircraft's first flight, the company confirms.RC501's two-day factory gauntlet took place over Wednesday and Thursday and consisted of ground control and autopilot checks, as well as testing of the flight deck and power systems. Gauntlet testing places the aircraft in a closed loop simulation that 'fools' the aircraft systems into thinking they are flying. The factory gauntlet also represents the first major test of all of the aircraft systems as they operate in unison.The…

  • Report: 787 first flight 'remains at least a month away'

    5 Nov 2009 | 3:35 pm
    Late last night, Aviation Week's Guy Norris published a blog post discussing progress on the upcoming A330-200F first flight and the potential for 787 first flight by year's end: Meanwhile up in Seattle, first flight of the 'other' new twin, the Boeing 787, still remains at least a month away with ZA001 and the other test aircraft in various states of storage and modification, and a re-activation pending structural test results from the side-of-body rework on static airframe ZY997.Boeing says the installation of the wingfix on ZA001 is not yet complete, and sources say completion on ZA002 is…

  • Spirit to deliver 10 787 shipsets in 2009

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm
    Spirit AeroSystems CEO Jeff Turner says his company will deliver 10 787 shipsets to Boeing by the end of 2009. Turner says that six shipsets were delivered to Boeing's Everett, Washington facility in the first half of 2009, with two in October. To date, Spirit has shipped eight 787 shipsets, including two flight test units and six production barrels. Boeing currently has Airplane 12 in final assembly, with 13 and 14 to follow before year's end. In June, Spirit projected that it would deliver between 10 and 12 shipsets for the mid-size long-range aircraft. Turner says that Spirit will restart…

  • Photos of note: A330-200F completes maiden flight

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:11 am
    The first Airbus A330-200F (F-WWYE) completed its four-hour maiden flight in skies over France, kicking off a four-month, 180-hour flight test campaign that will see the first freighter handed over to Etihad Airways in August of 2010. On the flightdeck of the Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered freighter (MSN 1004) for the 3h 50min flight were Airbus test pilots Philippe Perrin and Martin Scheuermann, accompanied by test-flight engineers Wolfgang Brueggemann, Stephane Vaux and Pascal Verneau.Flight International Magazine Deputy Editor Max Kingsley-Jones was on hand for the first…
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  • Happy birthday, Mama Bird!

    Jill Tallman
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:38 am
    i’ll be in Florida all this week, scurrying around AOPA Summit, but I can’t let Nov. 4 slip by without wishing many happy returns to Evelyn “Mama Bird” Johnson, who turns 100. Johnson’s incredible career as a flight instructor and designated pilot examiner are detailed in Mike Collins’ article; he also profiled her for the November 1999 AOPA Pilot. Then and now, Mama Bird retains one of the fattest logbooks you’re likely to come across. Her 57,635.4 flight hours make her the highest-time female pilot and the highest-time living pilot in the Guiness…

  • Cherokee Six aids ocean research

    Al Marsh
    31 Oct 2009 | 10:29 am
    This video shows the use of Eddie Kisfaludy’s Cherokee Six for oceanic research. With the help of his fiancee, freelance television reporter and pilot Natasha Stenbock, Kisfaludy is marketing an aerial video surveillance system he developed. His external camera mount doesn’t require a hole in the cabin floor. His day job is to support research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanic Research, University of California San Diego. Several of the researchers there have endorsed the system, not to mention scientists outside of Scripps. On another note, watch…

  • Hello Winter!

    Tom Horne
    30 Oct 2009 | 6:45 am
    For the past two days Colorado and Wyoming have been hammered by the first real snowfall of the season. The wx geek in me took over and I was a clicking fool, capturing images and data of this remarkable weather event. A HUGE, very elongated trough dug southward over the mountain and central states. The snow came from an equally long frontal system at the eastern fronges of the trough. Meanwhile, east of the snow action, winds were out of the south at 60+ knots–at 5,000 feet! This is a low-level jet stream folks, and it’s sending juicy Gulf air inland. That’s what caused the…

  • Thrills, chills, and a black Cessna Skymaster

    Jill Tallman
    26 Oct 2009 | 6:06 am
    With Halloween in just a few days, I was reminded this morning of perhaps the only horror movie made that features vampires, creepy reporters, and general aviation. That would be the 1997 film “The Night Flier,” based on a short story by Stephen King. The bizarre tale focuses on a reporter for a Weekly-World-News-ish type of rag who uses his Bonanza to take him all across the country chasing sordid stories. (I know, already it strains credibility–a reporter owning a Bonanza? Maybe those pulp rags pay a lot better than we know.) He travels to a tiny field in Delaware where a…

  • SATSair forced to halt operations

    Al Marsh
    24 Oct 2009 | 8:28 am
    SATSair, an air taxi operation based in Greenville, South Carolina, has halted operations “due to circumstances.” A recorded message indicates operations are unavailable “…October 24, 25, 26 and beyond.” The company had a fleet of 26 Cirrus Design SR22 aircraft. The suspension of services was not totally unexpected. Reports from sources in the Greenville area indicate five of the aircraft had been repossessed and did not have engines. Some of those may have been sold. Another report  indicates 10 additional aircraft are sitting on the ramp without engines.
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  • UK Royal Family Chooses VIP S76 Sikorsky Helicopter

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:51 am
    Cutaway of the S76. (More cutaways here.)From a Sikorsky statement: Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has delivered a new VIP S-76C++™ helicopter to the Royal Travel Office for use by the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. Sikorsky has provided helicopters to support the Royal Family since the early 1950's, including the R4, S-51, S-55, S-58, S-58T, S-76B and the S-76C+ helicopters. The new S76C++ helicopter entered service in September. "The new S76C++ helicopter will continue to provide the…

  • Two New Flightglobal Twitter Accounts

    5 Nov 2009 | 5:39 am
    Attention Twitter users, we have two new accounts for you to follow.For in-flight entertainment and connectivity news, follow @FG_IFECFor aviation and the environment news, follow @FG_EnvironmentThanks to the list function on Twitter, you can easily find and follow all of our accounts here.

  • Stefan's Phenom-enal journey - Orlando to Oxford

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:19 am
    Hi Stefan here. FlairJet recently took delivery of its Phenom 100 which took off from Orlando. I was lucky enough to be invited to travel on the first UK 'G' registered Embraer Phenom 100 (G-SRBN). We touched down at its new home at London Oxford Airport,  at 15.28 (GMT) on 29 October. At the controls were Oxford-based FlairJet CEO and Capt David Fletcher and Capt Graham Rose. We were met by the FlairJet team at the Oxfordjet FBO with champagne at the ready. I might have had more than my fair share. The journey back began from Orlando where FlairJet attended the 62nd NBAA show and…

  • Does that '87 come with fries?

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:15 am
    From the third-quarter results of SAS Group today:    

  • So what happened to the A330-200F's tail?

    4 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm
    Er...nothing, really. Airbus assures me that this isn't a made-in-Toulouse version of the 'tall vehicle, low bridge' gaffe, which would have been unfortunate timing given that the A330-200 freighter is scheduled to make its maiden flight tomorrow. Although the appearance of the vertical fin in this photo, from the Skyliner site, has prompted one or two comments in web-world, a chap close to the programme says the working party had removed the Flight Test Installation end-cap for a minor modification. It's already back in place ready for 'le grand spectacle'.
 
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  • China Debuts Airliner Engine Model

    China intends to design and build its own engines to power the so-called Big Plane, the C919. The AVIC Commercial Aircraft Engine Company was formed last January and it has a model of its SF-A engine on display at the China International Industry Fair in Shanghai. The company said it will have a detailed design team in place by the end of this year with a goal of completing the design by the end of 2010. Although the goal of the program is to eventually produce powerplants for the C919, it's not clear if the plan is to have the new engine ready for the aircraft's proposed launch date of 2016.

  • Cockpit Laptop Ban Eyed

    North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan will propose a measure to ban the use of laptop computers and other "personal electronic devices" in airliner cockpits in response to the distraction of two Northwest Airlines pilots last month that they say led to their missing their destination of Minneapolis. Dorgan, chairman of the aviation subcommittee, told the Associated Press he was surprised that the use of such devices isn't specifically outlawed and that clearly there's a need for that kind of guidance."We now understand from this flight at least that this can happen and there ought to be a more clear…

  • Piper President Resigns

    There has been another change at the top of Piper Aircraft. President John Becker, who'd been in the position less than six months, resigned Monday, according to TCPalm.com He will stay on until Dec. 1. Becker was the former vice president of engineering and took over the president's post when former CEO Jim Bass announced he was leaving in May, shortly after the company's acquisition by Brunei-based Imprimis. Becker was a long-time Piper employee. "We would like to express our deep appreciation to John for his many years of faithful service to the people of Piper, and wish him all the best…

  • No Citation Cancellations Next Year

    Cessna has had no business jet order cancellations for the coming year. According to MarketWatch, however, the good news does not extend beyond 2010 and there are cancellations in 2011 and later. It quoted Scott Donnelly, incoming CEO of Cessna's parent company Textron, as saying the future cancellations are "reflecting customer uncertainty ... three years out in the future." Combining that with a few new orders, Donnelly is predicting Cessna will build 275 business jets and possibly "a few more" in 2010. Textron also stayed in the black in the third quarter, if just barely.

  • Corporate CSeries Confirmed

    The Montreal Gazette is reporting that Bombardier has confirmed it will build a corporate version of the CSeries airliner it currently has under development. The Gazette says Steve Ridolfi, president of Bombardier Business Aircraft, made the commitment during a meeting of aviation analysts at the National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando last week. "Absolutely, there will be a corporate variant of the CSeries," he said. Ridolfi is also reported to have said that an updated version or a replacement for the top-of-the-line Global Express is also a possibility to maintain…
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  • How do I renew my pilot’s license?

    Paul
    27 Oct 2009 | 12:20 pm
    New plastic certificates are required after March 2010 Robert wrote me this morning asking: I stopped flying over 20 years ago and would like to start again. What do I need to do to get reissued my license? Hi Robert, First off, congratulations on making the decision to start flying again. There have been some really neat advances in technology since 1989, especially in avionics. If you get the chance to fly a newer airplane, it’ll blow your socks off! There are 4 different federal aviation regulations that pertain to your question: § 61.19 Duration of pilot and instructor certificates…

  • Should you practice approaches with a student pilot?

    Paul
    15 Oct 2009 | 8:52 am
    Here is a question from a new CFI concerning practicing approaches with a student pilot: I am a new CFI-A, and currently finishing up one of my first students. While just buzzing around with the student under the hood performing unusual attitudes, climbs/ descents and turns, I would like to introduce to my student a little bit of the instrument approach procedures. To me it seems a little bit better with “If you enter IMC while VFR, here is how you can get out…” Can I do this as just a CFI-A and not a CFII-A? This is a great question, and one that I’m sure a lot of…

  • The Automatic Eliminator

    Paul
    15 Oct 2009 | 8:08 am
    “Safe to Solo – What every young aviator should know” by Frederick M. Reeder and Robert C. Osborn.  This was published by Harper and Brothers in 1947 (now HarperCollins) but I dare you to find anything in the following paragraphs that isn’t true today.  If you read nothing else on this entire site, please read and think about the following paragraphs.  Your life may depend on it: Aviation is safe.  It is also safer for some than for others.  The papers say that foolproof planes have been invented and soon everyone will take to the air.  Doubtless this is so, and…

  • What does it mean to “Fly the Wing” ?

    Paul
    13 Oct 2009 | 7:57 pm
    James was reading a flight training manual that mentions “Flying the Wing” so he writes to ask: I am in the early stages of learning the art of flying, what exactly does flying the wing mean/entail? Thank-You. The term “Fly the Wing” (as I understand it) refers to the practice of controlling the airplane with emphasis being placed on the aircraft’s AOA (angle-of-attack) and attitude. While trying to think of a good way to describe this term, I came across an older book in my library entitled, “Safe for Solo – What Every Young Aviator Should…

  • An ILS where the DA is higher than the MDA

    Eric
    12 Oct 2009 | 7:05 pm
    Jim is working on his Instrument rating and spotted an interesting approach procedure: Not surprisingly, an ILS approach will have lower minimums that a non-precision approach, such as a localizer. However, I have found at least one airport in my area where the localizer MDA (580′ MSL, 564′ AGL) is lower than the ILS DA (743′ MSL, 727′ AGL). I’d like to understand why this is true and under what circumstances I can anticipate a lower minimum for a localizer than the ILS. Jim is talking specifically about the ILS or LOC/DME Rwy 24 approach to Bowerman Airport…
 
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  • Magic carpet ride

    3 Nov 2009 | 9:16 am
    We often talk about environmental progress in aviation in terms of improving fuel efficiency and developing sustainable biofuels. But there are many other initiatives going on, including one that is literally under our feet. It involves carpet tiles for airplane passenger cabins. Maybe you read about it. A sustainable, 100% recyclable carpet tile concept took flight aboard a Southwest Airlines 737-700 from Dallas to Seattle - what Southwest is calling their Green Plane. Boeing co-developed the concept along with carpet manufacturer InterfaceFLOR and industrial design firm Teague. The…

  • Second line

    28 Oct 2009 | 8:01 pm
    On Wednesday Boeing approved the choice of North Charleston, South Carolina for a second final assembly line for the 787 Dreamliner. Boeing Charleston will serve as a final assembly location, as well as supporting the testing and delivery of the airplanes. The second 787 assembly line will do a couple of things. It will expand our production capability and diversify our manufacturing base. We think ultimately this will reduce costs on the program, and that’s important for maintaining our competitiveness. You can read some of the details of the announcement in our news release. Boeing…

  • Slow recovery, long-term growth

    26 Oct 2009 | 3:05 pm
    SYDNEY - I've been on the "road" again in Asia and the Pacific region. I'm in Australia at the moment, where we've had an opportunity to talk about Boeing's outlook for the region we call Oceania - Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific Islands. Later this week I'm off to Melbourne and then to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand. Meantime, we've had some good media coverage of our forecast, which indicates that the economic downturn has reached bottom. It's going to be a long, slow process to recovery, but we've seen that the economy in this region has fared a bit better than the rest…

  • Results and progress

    21 Oct 2009 | 5:23 pm
    Any time you’re reporting a net loss for the quarter, you’re having a tough time. Clearly the bottom line about Boeing’s 3rd quarter was that our bottom line wasn’t good. You can read the full earnings news release on our Boeing Mediaroom site. But there’s another significant part of the story that I’d like to stress. And that is, despite our setbacks, we’re making good progress on our Commercial Airplanes development programs. Our new BCA leader, Jim Albaugh, told employees today that our teams are working through the challenges. And although it’s not going to be easy (and…

  • Rumours

    17 Oct 2009 | 2:44 pm
    You’ve probably seen or heard some reports over the past couple of days implying that we’ve had to get “back to the drawing board” on the 787 modifications. Don’t believe it. As 787 vice president and general manager Scott Fancher told employees on Friday, the reports that we’ve had to somehow redesign part of the side-of-body modification solution are “off base.” On the contrary, the design of the side-of-body solution is on track, Scott said. Installations of the fittings are proceeding well and the program is pleased with the progress. ZA002 inside the temporary structure…
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  • So much for new blog editor...

    2 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pm
    Hmmm. I can see more work is needed. On the part of the user, i.e., me.

  • PlaneBusiness Banter Now Posted

    2 Nov 2009 | 2:38 pm
    Someone sent me a note last week and told us that last week’s issue of PlaneBusiness Banter was over 100 pages when they printed it out. Heh. Well, this week’s is longer than last week’s issue was, so I have no idea how long this one will be when you hit the print button. And no, I don’t own stock in Staples. Or Office Max. Much less Weyerhaeuser. But one thing’s for sure. We had a lot to talk about this week. Yes, once again, the bulk of this week’s issue is about earnings. This week we take a close look at the results posted by: AirTran, Alaska Air Group, JetBlue, Continental…

  • That's It for Ecto

    31 Oct 2009 | 12:52 pm
    Anyone else out there using Ecto as a blog editor? See that headline that says “CIT Bankruptcy Looks Imminent?” That was, originally, a very long blog piece talking about how it appears CIT Group, the parent of CIT Aerospace, the third-largest aircraft leasing company, appears to have put together a pre-packaged bankruptcy deal. Only one big problem. When I pushed the “publish” button, the entire post disappeared. And yes, this was after I had carefully saved the thing at least three times to make sure nothing happened to it. So I go to the software maker’s support boards. Ever have…

  • CIT Bankruptcy Looks Imminent

    31 Oct 2009 | 11:19 am

  • Airline Execs: Pretty Scary Stuff

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:33 am
    It's Halloween. BOO! For at least two airlines -- that means it is time to get scary. Especially for some of the airlines' top executives. Friday over on Denton Drive here in Dallas, it appears that Southwest Airlines' former Chairman and CEO Herb Kelleher decided to go with the Willie Nelson/Biker combo look, while current Chairman, President and CEO Gary Kelly pranced down the Yellow Brick Road as Dorothy. I don't know what it is with Gary and his cross-dressing tendencies, but ever since he turned out as Edna Turnblad a couple of years ago -- we're almost afraid to look. (Last year Gary…
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  • ANN Special Feature: AOPA Summit One Voice Panel - 11.06.09

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:19 pm
    Excerpted comments from general aviation leaders at the opening day session of AOPA Summit 2009 include Ed Bolen of the National Business Aviation Association, James Coyne of the National Air Transportation Association, Pete Bunce of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, and event MC Craig Fuller, President of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. FMI: www.aopa.org Sponsored By... www.garmin.com www.diamondaircraft.com http://caravanpostcards.com/ www.cirrusdesign.com

  • ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 11.06.09

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:15 pm
    Piper has already announced its new President...and three new VPs. GAMA's third-quarter numbers show the slump is still on. And Premier Aircraft Sales wants to upgrade your Diamond.

  • ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.06.09

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:14 pm
    Piper has already announced its new President...and three new VPs. GAMA's third-quarter numbers show the slump is still on. And Premier Aircraft Sales wants to upgrade your Diamond. Sponsored By... www.garmin.com www.diamondaircraft.com http://caravanpostcards.com/ www.cirrusdesign.com

  • ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 11.05.09

    4 Nov 2009 | 8:23 pm
    Avidyne introduces a new digital autopilot for the rest of us. If you want a deal on a Continental engine, this might be the week. And Armadillo and Masten pick up their big checks today.

  • ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.05.09

    4 Nov 2009 | 8:22 pm
    Avidyne introduces a new digital autopilot for the rest of us. If you want a deal on a Continental engine, this might be the week. And Armadillo and Masten pick up their big checks today. Sponsored By... www.garmin.com www.diamondaircraft.com http://caravanpostcards.com/ www.cirrusdesign.com
 
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  • Union Receives Notice of NetJets' Intent to Furlough Pilots

    459 Pilots Temporarily Off The Job In January The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) Executive Board has received notice of NetJets Aviation, Inc.'s, intent to furlough up to 495 pilots; the effective furlough date is anticipated for mid January 2010.

  • Gippsland Certifies Turbocharged Airvan

    Improved High-Altitude Cruise, Payload Capabilities Gippsland Aeronautics announced Thursday that the FAA has approved the new turbocharged GA8-TC 320 Airvan. The new GA8-TC 320 is powered by a turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A rated to 320 horsepower at 40 inches of manifold pressure at 2500 rpm from sea level to 5000 feet.

  • AD: Cessna

    AD NUMBER: 2009-10-09 R1 MANUFACTURER: Cessna Aircraft Company 150 and 152 Series Airplanes

  • Airbus Flies New A330-200 Freighter

    Start Of The Aircraft's 180-Hour Flight Test Regimen For Certification The new dedicated Freighter variant of the A330 flew for the first time Thursday, a four hour flight over Toulouse. The flight marks the start of a 180 hour flight-test and certification campaign, and paves the way for first delivery of the type to launch operator, Etihad Crystal Cargo, in the summer of 2010.

  • Amphib Floats Tested For Remos GX-F

    Expects To Be Able To Take Orders By Spring 2010 Remos Aircraft introduced its GX-F amphibious float concept at AirVenture in July and began flight testing in September. The company expects to complete the float installation approval and begin taking orders in the Spring of 2010.
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  • AOPA Summit 2009 Podcast Series: Buying? There's Money in the Right Circumstances

    The credit market is still tight, but those who want to buy an airplane and have the financial credentials to match should have no trouble. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli talks with Jim Blessing of AirFleet Capital.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation and WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather.

  • AOPA Summit 2009 Podcast Series: Pilot First, Gender Almost Irrelevant

    There's still a big gap between the number of male and female pilots, but Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University makes sure all students are welcome and given every opportunity for success. AVweb's Mary Grady speaks with Susan Sharp, ERAU's program coordinator for aeronautical science and advisor for the campus chapter of Women in Aviation.This podcast is brought to you by Lightspeed Aviation and Ultra Electronics.

  • AOPA Summit 2009 Podcast Series: PS Engineering's New Basic Audio Panel

    If you don't need all the bells and whistles, PS Engineering's new $995 certified audio panel might be what you're looking for. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli speaks with Gary Picou.This podcast is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather and Bose Corporation.

  • AOPA Summit 2009 Podcast Series: Cirrus Jet Progresses

    Lack of capital is slowing development of the Cirrus SF 50 jet, but progress is being made. AVweb's Mary Grady speaks with Cirrus Aircraft CEO Brent Wouters.This podcast is brought to you by Ultra Electronics and Lightspeed Aviation.

  • AOPA Summit 2009 Podcast Series: Looking to the Future at AOPA Summit

    AOPA's annual meeting in Tampa has a fresh look, and it's challenged its presenters to come up with some fresh ideas on the future of general aviation. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with AOPA President Craig Fuller.This podcast is brought to you by Bose Corporation and WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather.
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    Max Trescott on General Aviation

  • Video on Strategies for Learning to Fly Glass Cockpit Aircraft

    Max Trescott
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:43 pm
    I’ve been in Tampa, Florida this week for AOPA Aviation Summit 2009. One of the great innovations this year is AOPA Live, a live streaming of selected portions of the event over the internet. In the past, about 10,000 people attended AOPA Expo each year. Yesterday, 20,000 people viewed AOPA Live, effectively tripling AOPA’s audience. That’s a smart move in a tough economy where General Aviation needs to spread its message as broadly and effectively as possible. I was lucky to be one of the few people on both ends of AOPA Live. On Thursday... I attended the general sessions at the Tampa…

  • New Garmin aera Portable GPS Comparison

    Max Trescott
    3 Nov 2009 | 12:15 am
    Garmin’s announcement today of four new portable GPS products—the aera 500, 510, 550 and 560—essentially refreshes all but the high end of their portable aviation GPS product line. To help pilots understand these products, I’ve put together a comparison chart that compares the aera GPS with the Garmin...296, 396, 495 and 496 units that they will eventually replace. These new products don’t affect the high end of the portable product line, the Garmin 695 and 696, however retailers are offering a $300 rebate on those units until the end of the year. Those units will be of interest to…

  • Max’s Guide to AOPA Aviation Summit 2009

    Max Trescott
    30 Oct 2009 | 11:21 pm
    It’s just 5 days until the start of AOPA Aviation Summit, however IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO DECIDE TO GO! If you’re looking to get fully plugged into what’s going on in the aviation industry, this will be the place to be and here’s why. AirVenture in Oshkosh is the largest U.S. aviation show. However, all of the industry leaders you’ll find there also attend AOPA Aviation Summit. Since the show is smaller, you have a better chance of meeting and talking one-on-one with your favorite aviation regulator, association President or aircraft manufacturer CEO. Plus you can enjoy some Tampa,…

  • Graphic Video Highlights Dangers of Inadvertent VFR into IMC

    Max Trescott
    28 Oct 2009 | 11:30 pm
    Today on the Golf Hotel Whiskey blog, I saw one of the most chilling flying videos I’ve ever viewed. It’s a graphic example of why inadvertent VFR into IMC is the most dangerous accident type. Statistically, if a pilot inadvertently flies into a cloud and subsequently has an accident, 90% of the time one or more people aboard that flight will die. By contrast, only about 15% of daytime accidents are fatal and 30% of nighttime accidents are fatal.  Therefore, when teaching Private pilots I literally tell them “Do not enter a cloud under any circumstances under penalty of death.”…

  • Video Shows a How a Laptop Blocks Instruments on Airbus

    Max Trescott
    27 Oct 2009 | 6:29 am
    [See update at bottom] The strange case of Northwest Flight 188 that we reported last week got even stranger Monday after the NTSB released details of their interviews with the pilots. The aircraft had been out of communication with ATC for 78 minutes, leading to widespread speculation that the crew had fallen asleep. Over the weekend, some Delta safety officials hinted that this was not the case and on Monday the NTSB interviewed Captain Timothy Cheney and First Officer Richard Cole individually for 5 hours each. According to a Delta spokesman, the pilots were "using laptops or engaging in…
 
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  • ForeFlight Charts for iPhone

    2 Nov 2009 | 7:10 pm
    ForeFlight recently released two new apps for the iPhone, ForeFlight Charts and ForeFlight Checklist Pro. As promised, here's my take on the charts app, including who might benefit from using them, and what I like along with enhancements I'd like to see in future version. As before, I want to disclose that I was provided with complimentary versions of these iPhone apps in consideration for reviewing them. Expect a review of ForeFlight Checklist Pro soon.The premise behind ForeFlight Charts seems simple: Provide pilots the ability to quick access VFR Sectionals and Terminal Area Charts on…

  • Generation D

    27 Oct 2009 | 7:58 pm
    It was Douglas Coupland, the Canadian novelist who thrust the term "Generation X" into popular use with his ground-breaking novel of the same name. Gen X was shorthand for the generation born after the postwar baby boom of the 1950's, a generation that allegedly didn't respect their parents and (gasp!) tended to not believe in God. In his follow-on book "Shampoo Planet," Coupland then wrote about Generation Y (aka Generation Next or Generation Net), the folks born in the mid-1970s who some claim have a pronounced tendency exhibit the so-called "Peter Pan Syndrome:" They don't want to grow up…

  • ForeFlight Mobile

    26 Oct 2009 | 5:30 am
    Several readers suggested I review the iPhone app ForeFlight Mobile and recently folks at ForeFlight contacted me. Again, in the interest of transparency, I'll say up front that I was provided with complimentary versions of their iPhone apps: ForeFlight Mobile, ForeFlight Charts, Checklist Pro, and ForeFlight File. In general, I like what I see: Stable software with excellent user interfaces suggest thoughtful design and implementation along with thorough quality assurance. I mainly cover ForeFlight Mobile in this post and plan to review the others in a future post.ForeFlight before FlightAs…

  • Hv u seen my "vo"?

    20 Oct 2009 | 2:54 pm
    It occurs to me that one use of a blog might be to make lame posts that document things that occurred at a specific time, kinda like sending yourself something in the mail as a proof of copyright. Okay, maybe a blog posting doesn't carry the same legal weight, but that's how I'm going to use it today.At dinner the other night, a friend mentioned that he thought there should be a short, two letter placeholder that could be used to substitute for any noun that should be obvious from context. His idea was to have a shorthand for text messaging a noun using just one or two key presses.I found…

  • LogTen Pro Update

    18 Oct 2009 | 3:12 pm
    A recent, major upgrade to the Mac-based electronic logbook LogTen Pro has added some nifty features. For airline pilots, LogTen Pro 5 on the Mac allows you to import flight schedules from a wide variety of airline scheduling systems.A feature that all pilots can appreciate is the ability to download data on more than 27,000 "landing places" and have that data automatically filled in when you log your flights. They aren't called airports because "places" include things like heliports, sea ports, even oil rigs.LogTen Pro 5 is said to be significantly faster than the previous version, though I…
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  • Time to Spare? Go by Air! (And accept unskilled help)

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    After our magazine reading and tower-visiting we check the engine nacelle. I put my hand inside the front of the cowling. "Hey, it's warm!" This is going to work. We discuss how we'll do it. Untent the right engine now and see if it starts. If it does, leave it running and then untent the left and throw the tent in the cabin. If it doesn't, tent it up again and go and see if hangar guy is back from lunch. We coordinate our movements as to who will do what, but then totally disregard the plan. The right engine doesn't start right off, but it is sounding much better than it did, and we think we…

  • Spirit of the North

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    The job is done, and the client drops the three of us -- two pilots and the AME -- off at the airport before they drive south. Our mission is to get back to Fort Nelson. It's a five hour drive on a treacherous mountain highway for them and should be an hour and a half up and over the pretty mountains for us. There is a lot of steam fog, still mostly over the lake, but seeing as the runway ends at the lake, it's also right off one end of the runway. It's also overcast at 3000' but we can see that it scatters out to the north and satellite images have shown it scattered over the mountains, so…

  • Oceans of Cloud

    4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    The next day the weather is far better and we follow the coordinates we've been given, over the hills to the north. I look out the window and note, "This isn't looking so good, guys." But then I correct myself and amend it to, "It's looking spectacular, just not good for the mission." Many valleys are full of clouds, with the peaks rising out of the blanket of white like islands in an ocean. The further north we get, the more cloud there is, but then by some quirk of nature, our reward for turning back yesterday, I suppose, the one valley we need to be clear is almost entirely so. The GPS…

  • Not Done After All

    3 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    My Thanksgiving flight was supposed to be our last in the area, but a communications error between our customer and our customer's customer mean that we have to go back. A shame, as the weather was perfect on Thanksgiving and now it's ... not. The weather is good to the north, but is forecast here to come as low as 2000' broken and five miles visibility in snow. We head out to the airport anyway to try and get the job done. The airport is on the edge of Watson Lake, with the approaches to two of the runways (one is closed, but you can still see the markings, it used to by runway 02) coming…

  • Tweeting on a Jet Plane

    2 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    This song might be really mean if it weren't so funny. Also I love the original, because I'm always leaving on a jet plane and not knowing when I'll be back again. (I wish there were an option to accept a cookie from airline websites such that when I visit the default ticket type is "one-way.") I promise this is my last post about NW 188, unless something really startling come to light, like it turns out that the crew members they interviewed are really robots made with alien technology, and not the original pilots at all. Even if they are robots made with ordinary Earth technology. But it…
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  • Ares I-X launches!!!!!

    28 Oct 2009 | 9:16 am
    Successful launch of Ares I-X!!!!!!!NASA launch commentator George Diller says there will be a press conference at 1:30 p.m. EDT to confirm what occurred with parachute deployment. There is still a lack of formal information on recovery.

  • Ares I-X launch attempt!

    27 Oct 2009 | 5:08 am
    Ares I-X is scheduled to launch today! It has been rescheduled to 11:30am!!

  • Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 13K

    24 Oct 2009 | 11:07 pm
    Last night I ran the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 13K. It was an 8.1 mile nighttime road race that ended at the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios™. The course took the runners through the Disney's Wide World of Sports® Complex and then through Disney's Hollywood Studios™. It started at 10:30pm and after the run there was a post-race celebration where we had access to some of the attractions at Disney's Hollywood Studios™ until 2am!!

  • Review of U.S. Human Spaceflight Plans

    22 Oct 2009 | 10:54 am
    Since June 2009, The Augustine Committee has been reviewing the U.S. plans for human spaceflight to offer possible alternatives. In doing so, it assessed the programs within the current human spaceflight portfolio; considered capabilities and technologies a future program might require; and considered the roles of commercial industry and our international partners in this enterprise. From these deliberations, the Committee developed five integrated alternatives for the U.S. human spaceflight program, including an executable version of the current program. The considerations and the five…

  • Ares I-X Rolls Out to Launch Pad 39B

    20 Oct 2009 | 9:24 am
    Today, the 327-foot-tall Ares I-X rocket, secured to a mobile launcher platform, was transferred out to Launch Pad 39B. The test rocket left the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at 1:39 a.m. EDT on its 4.2-mile trek to the pad and was secured on the launch pad’s pedestals at 9:17 a.m EDT.Various modifications have been made to transform the launch pad from supporting space shuttle to Ares rocket launches. The modifications have included removal of unique subsystems, such as the orbiter access arm and a section of the gaseous oxygen vent arm, along with the installation of three 600-foot…
 
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  • Indy Transponder 7-NOV-09 0145z

    XPDR Admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:47 pm
    Randolph Air Force Base - 2009-Randolph Air Show via http://www.randolph.af.mil/ on 11/6/09The 2009 Randolph Air Show takes place Nov. 7-8.The gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m. both days.The event is free and open to the public. ...Free air show in Homestead via miamiflonthecheap.comHomestead Air Reserve Base is inviting its neighbors to a free air show Nov. 7-8 as a way to give thanks and foster awareness for the local military units. Wings over Homestead will be the first air show hosted by the Air Force at the base since before Hurricane Andrew in 1992.Wings Over Homestead's feature…

  • Indy Transponder 6-NOV-09 1230z

    XPDR Admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:29 am
    Thunderbirds Roar Into Town For Homestead Air Show - CBS4 MiamiThe U.S. Air Force's jet fighter show squadron The Thunderbirds roared into Homestead Air Force Base Thursday for this weekend's "Wings Over Homestead Air Show." The free shows, which will... A Homecoming For Some Blue Angels Team Members - First Coast NewsBut just as important to the Blue Angels' heart stopping show is all the work that goes into it on the ground. "It's an honor to be associated with a ...Air show Sat & Sun... - Lone Star StangsAnyone goin... I work sat at 2 but will spend 10-1 there and all day sunday…

  • Indy Transponder 6-NOV-09 0315z

    XPDR Admin
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:18 pm
    Wings Over Homestead After a 17 year absence, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will once again fly over the skies of Homestead ARB. The world famous jet fighter acrobatic team will headline the "Wing's Over Homestead" Air Show, Nov. 7 - 8, 2009, at Homestead Air Reserve Base. Blue Angels Defy Gravity This Weekend - News4Jax.comWhile the Blue Angles are entertaining, their air show is a snapshot of reality. Their maneuvers cross over to military tactics. ...Roar n' Soar on the land, sea and sky this weekend at Fantasy of by Matt Roar n' Soar, Fantasy of Flight's signature two-day extravaganza…

  • Lindbergh Foundation Partners with Rich Sugden to Donate Husky to Kenya Wildlife Service

    XPDR Admin
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:21 pm
    TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 5, 2009) — At the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Summit today, the Lindbergh Foundation announced that its efforts to facilitate the donation of a Factory-new 180HP A1C Husky to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) have been accomplished.For six years, highly acclaimed aerobatic pilot and environmentalist Patty Wagstaff has helped the KWS pilots to become safer pilots, by teaching them aerobatic and maneuvering skills that are useful when helping to seek out elephant poachers in the Game Reserve. Last February, Lindbergh Foundation Board members and ground…

  • Indy Transponder 05-NOV-09 1130z

    XPDR
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:23 am
    Roar 'n Soar This Weekend at Fantasy of Flight - The Ledger 'There literally is no other place in Central Florida where you can have a land, sea and air festival all in one place,' said Kim Long, general manager of ... Airshow promises economic boost for island- Travel & Tourism News Middle East The inaugural Bahrain International Airshow will be launched in January bringing an estimated $13 million to the local economy, attracting up to 36000 ... Air Force Reserve pilot from Palmetto Bay to fly with Thunderbirds - MiamiHerald.com But some high-flying action whisks him and family back…
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  • Hypoxic but saved

    Bruce Landsberg
    4 Nov 2009 | 11:08 am
    Lack of oxygen causes brain fade or incapacitation. It happened again last week when the pilot of a Cessna 400 mentally dropped out but fortunately his daughter, who was not a pilot, was able to talk to ATC. The Corvallis was cruising at FL230 and had been cleared to descend but the pilot didn’t respond. ATC and the daughter were able to work out a descent plan and finally got the aircraft down to a more oxygenated atmosphere. Even then, it a took awhile before the pilot was really with it and able to land uneventfully. This is the second time this year that ATC have been “hypoxic…

  • Laptops on the flight deck – Oh My!

    Bruce Landsberg
    28 Oct 2009 | 12:22 pm
    Perhaps it was the ultimate attempt at multi-tasking that proved to be so damning. That two airline pilots were computing away at FL 370 while nobody was minding the store on their Airbus flight deck is quite a revelation. As everyone knows by now, they were incommunicado for over an hour. Laptops and Electronic Flight Bags are appropriately used in flight when they are used for operational purposes and don’t interfere with the primary job of running the aircraft. That doesn’t seem to be the case here. Fatigue conspiracy theorists will bet that the crew was sleep-deprived and that…

  • Those who live in Grass Houses….

    Bruce Landsberg
    21 Oct 2009 | 10:39 am
    There was an accident last week involving a flying club PA28 aircraft that apparently slipped off the runway after heavy rains and collided with a tree. The pilot was killed and his three passengers injured. Winds at the time were reported 36012G17 – not sure of the runway alignment. NTSB is investigating and while there might be some comments about the pilot’s decision to get into such a situation in the first place, that’s a bit premature. It’s more instructive on how web news is changing the perception of everything – GA accidents included. WBIR, the NBC…

  • Obligatory Frost Reminder

    Bruce Landsberg
    14 Oct 2009 | 12:08 pm
    One of the great benefits of flying is that it keeps us close to nature. In the summer it’s thunderstorms and high density altitude. In the winter it’s winds, snow, ice and frost. This is a brief reminder of something we all learned in ground school. Frost or otherwise contaminated wings do not work well and can be quite unpredictable. Over the past decade there have been several high profile accidents involving corporate jets that didn’t have the juice to get airborne because of wing contamination. “Looks OK to me” is not a substitute for really checking wing…

  • Can’t get a word in edgewise

    Bruce Landsberg
    8 Oct 2009 | 10:39 am
    We’ve all experienced a CTAF that was so jammed up that it was all but useless. This is from an Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) report by a Cirrus SR22 pilot. “The frequency was so congested and “step ons” so frequent that I could not acquire situational awareness of the traffic in the area nor could I communicate my intentions. The safety of the flight was substantially compromised. My understanding from FBO personnel is that this state of affairs is a common occurrence. The ability to communicate with other traffic in the area is an essential tool for pilots…
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  • 20 Oct 2009 | 5:04 am

    20 Oct 2009 | 5:04 am
    Noone gets hurt, amazingly. This is why it's important to actually obey IFR rules, like sector altitudes. These people were unprepared to encounter cloud, yet they continued to valley-crawl while in IMC. I'm amazed this footage wasn't recovered at a crash scene.

  • 18 Oct 2009 | 11:35 am

    18 Oct 2009 | 11:35 am
    Ahh, the southern US.We have been on tour for a few days now, but the internet at our hotels has been slow and sketchy, so I haven't been able to upload any vids. In theory we return to Toronto tonight, so I'm hopeful I'll have some fresh stuff for tomorrow.In the interim, feast on some pics of our treasures and travels.I got some awesome KISS M&Ms at a Wal-mart in Charleston SC. Each M&M has a little portrait of one of the band members. Kiss army ftw!We crossed beneath a busy airplane highway on our way south. I count 7 contrails, but I might be missing one or two. This was along the…

  • 15 Oct 2009 | 7:04 am

    15 Oct 2009 | 7:04 am
    That's Lisa, myself and a coworker driving back to our main office after lunch. On Google Streetview! We saw the streetview car - just a regular car with some portable antennas and a camera in a bubble on the roof - and were laughing about how cool it would be if it was actually recording. Turns out, it was. Now that we've been assimilated by the Borg I'm not sure if it's a good thing. On the plus side we are immortal and that's cool, but even though we were in a public place I still feel a little freaked out. Clearly I'm over it as I'm publishing the pic on the blog and I know I should just…

  • 6 Oct 2009 | 7:37 pm

    6 Oct 2009 | 7:37 pm
    Last but not least, this is us riding the localizer backcourse into Ottawa a few days ago. Basically we line ourselves up with the runway about 10 miles back, then descend when the charts tell us there are no mountains / buildings / cel towers in the way. I have flown maybe a thousand IFR approaches but I still get a thrill when we bust through the cloud base and the runway is in front of us like it should be.I would write more but I'm tired after a long flying day (I'm in Providence at the moment) and a week of packing and unpacking. I'll youtube some vids of our new house soon; in an effort…

  • 6 Oct 2009 | 3:38 pm

    6 Oct 2009 | 3:38 pm
    Watching ice form on the wings and dealing with it. Also on our Ottawa trip last week. Icing isn't really an issue for most jets - we can either climb or descend through it a lot more quickly than most piston-powered aircraft, so we generally don't spend much time at altitudes conductive to icing.The cool part is about 3 minutes in.
 
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  • China's high speed trains threaten its airlines

    iagblog
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:59 am
    Today a thought piece was published by David Bentley, a principal with BigPondAviation.com. Southern Airlines’ Chairman, Si Xianmin, warned that emerging competition from China's expanding high-speed rail network is a “major challenge” for China's airlines. Mr Xianmin stated competition from high-speed trains is "already visible" and costing China Southern, Air China, China Eastern and other carriers market share on major routes where high-speed service is also available. According to Mr. Xianmin, traffic may fall by more than half on 518 of the carrier’s weekly services, while 38 of…

  • Boeing chooses South Carolina; blame game is on

    iagblog
    29 Oct 2009 | 2:41 pm
    The decision was much anticipated but still came as a shock - Boeing's unions are angrier, and they were angry to start with. Jon Talton, Economy Columnist at The Seattle Times and Jon Ostrower from FlightGlobal are Boeing watchers and share their views of this news. The "blame game" has started and there is enough to share. Management at Boeing has to accept responsibility here but clearly the unions also helped to create the situation. Even the politicians in Washington state could have performed better.

  • Social media jitters?

    iagblog
    28 Oct 2009 | 2:14 pm
    There are so many firms that seem fearful of entering the field. But listen to emerging media diva and old school journalism veteran Benet Wilson explain why is nothing to fear. She even encourages people to make mistakes because there are no other schools to go to but the school of hard knocks. So no matter how big your firm, just give it a try.

  • Third Quarter Results Review

    iagblog
    27 Oct 2009 | 7:47 am
    In the airline business, if you don't make buckets of money in the summer then, historically, you run out of money in winter. But old models don't seem to apply anymore. Reviewing the third quarter US airline results we have George Hamlin and Doug Abbey; two veteran industry analysts. The discussion revolves around the relatively great results at Alaska - with obvious mention of Allegiant. The LCCs seem to be holding on better than network carriers. But the data speaks of a nasty winter as revenues simply cannot sustain the amount of seats.

  • Airline Labor - an update

    iagblog
    23 Oct 2009 | 12:07 pm
    As the economy remains slumped, few jobs could be more stressful than working at an airline. This is particularly true of those who wear uniforms. Bob Mann is a leading airline industry analyst and he explains how airline labor is going through the current economic slump. He points no everyone is having a rough time. We also discuss American's pilot union and its stand on JAL and open skies immunity for oneworld. Finally we discuss the real impact of flying hours and why pilots are bumping up maximum endurance - and perhaps this is why we are having the problems we are seeing.
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  • Gary Hebb on mesh: "My grandchildren might enjoy it."

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:51 am
    Do you remember when airborne antenna maker AeroSat said it was developing an in-flight Internet system based on an aircraft-to-aircraft relay communications system?Well, AeroSat is not the only firm that is interested. EMS, which provides darn near everything to an aircraft but the kitchen sink (see below) and, notably, is supplying the Ku-band antenna for Panasonic's Ku-band satellite-based eXConnect system, is "very interested in mesh networks", says EMS vice-president of strategy and innovation Gary Hebb.Key quote:"They are excellent for the military. But you've got to install a lot of…

  • Continental Airlines pilots gets their voice back

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:16 am
    What's the one thing that Continental Airlines pilots would absolutely love to have on board their aircraft?Airborne telephony service, the likes of which was previously offered by now-defunct Verizon Airfone!That's the revelation that Continental engineering project manager Brian Roland made at the recent World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) conference and exhibition in Palm Springs.Airfone in 2006 ended its service on board commercial airline flights. The air-to-ground (ATG) service was featured on over 1,000 aircraft flying in the Americas for Continental, Delta Air Lines, United…

  • Should Rockwell Collins buy Lumexis or IMS?

    4 Nov 2009 | 12:02 pm
    Susanna Ray over at Bloomberg has written a bang-on good piece about how Rockwell Collins is seeking acquisitions. Key pars (but do read the entire article):Rockwell Collins Inc., the maker of cockpit instruments and radios, is looking for "bolt-on, tuck- in acquisitions" after generating a record level of operating cash flow, Chief Executive Officer Clay Jones said. "There's a good pipeline of opportunities out there, and we're definitely looking for those opportunities," Jones said in an interview today, declining to specify which areas the company would target. "We have plenty of…

  • Thales is connected with new London "suite"

    3 Nov 2009 | 12:57 pm
    In-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) giant Thales has opened a new "Connectivity Suite" in London.The brand new facility enables Thales to give a first hand experience of the latest airborne connectivity capabilities available from the manufacturer.For example, Thales can demo its TopFlight satcom and TopConnect solutions, which provide Wi-Fi, VoIP, UMA, PBX and web browsing functions over Inmarsat's SwiftBroadband (SBB) aeronautical service. The suite is designed to be interactive so users can try their own "connected devices" over the Wi-Fi & SBB link.Word of the new…

  • Portable IFE meets charitable causes

    3 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) specialist digEcor believes handhelds still have a long shelf life despite the proliferation of personal electronic devices (PEDs) among passengers. To wit, the firm is working with Chinese partner Lefeel Media Technology to bring to market new 7in and 10in portables, the L7 and L10 respectively, which are thin, sleek and highly durable (pictured). The hardware is so strong that you can even toss a player on the ground without it breaking, according to digEcor. For more information on the L7 and L10, read the following brochure: Lefeel Brochure.pdf That…
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  • AOPA Summit Live Video Feed

    2 Nov 2009 | 9:29 am
    If you’re going to AOPA Summit in Tampa this week, be sure to tune in to the meetup space feed. There’s a link above or your can check in at http://www.aopa.org/. You can watch either Center Stage or the Meetup Space.Enjoy!

  • Airspeed Safety Stand-Down: The Kranz Dictum

    27 Oct 2009 | 5:00 am
    Subscribe to Airspeed through iTunes or your favorite other podcatcher. It's all free!These are the show notes to an audio episode. If you want to listen online, please use the direct link below. http://media.libsyn.com/media/airspeed/AirspeedKranz.mp3On Friday, 27 January 1967, a fire destroyed the command module of Apollo 1, taking the lives of Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee.The subsequent investigation came up with, as is the case in almost any accident or incident, a cascade of causes. There are hundreds of thousands of pages of analysis, reports, and other…

  • Video Episode - CAP Glider Sorties

    19 Oct 2009 | 6:50 am
    Airspeed - VIDEO - CAP Glider Sorties from Steve Tupper on VimeoSubscribe to Airspeed through iTunes or your favorite other podcatcher. It's all free!These are the show notes to a video episode. If you want to watch online, please use the direct link below. http://media.libsyn.com/media/airspeed/AirspeedCAPGlider.m4vHere’s the video from my first two glider sorties. I went up during the Oakland County International Airport (KPTK; “Pontiac”) Open House 16 August 2009 with Mark Grant.These were CAP sorties with CAP equipment both towing and towed. And we were in some pretty busy Class D…

  • Russell Military Museum

    10 Oct 2009 | 3:31 pm
    Subscribe to Airspeed through iTunes or your favorite other podcatcher. It's all free!These are the show notes to an audio episode. If you want to listen online, please use the direct link below. http://media.libsyn.com/media/airspeed/AirspeedRussell.mp3.This spring, I got a call from listener Luke Donald from Russell, Illinois. Luke volunteers at the Russell Military Museum and thought that the museum might be a good subject for the show. I took a look at the map and realized that Cole and I would be driving right by the museum on our way to Oshkosh, so I wrote Tim back and asked whether I…

  • C/LtCol Melanie Davis: Incentive Ride in the Mighty L-39

    1 Oct 2009 | 11:27 am
    Subscribe to Airspeed through iTunes or your favorite other podcatcher. It's all free!These are the show notes to an audio episode. If you want to listen online, please use the direct link below. http://media.libsyn.com/media/airspeed/AirspeedDavisL-39.mp3.We’re very fortunate here in the Michigan Wing of Civil Air Patrol for a number of reasons. One of the best is LtCol Tim Brutsche, better known to some as “Dawg,” leader of the L-39 demonstration team, The Hoppers.Here’s why. Tim offers a ride in his L-39 to any Michigan Wing cadet who completes CAP’s Spaatz Award.The General Carl…
 
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  • Is the Airbus a lemon?

    By Patrick Smith
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pm
    Two Airbus crashes in two months: Should we worry? Plus: Welcome to the Six Continent Club!

  • Boredom and fatigue at 35,000 feet

    By Patrick Smith
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pm
    Do two distracted Northwest pilots portend a frightening breakdown in air safety? No. Plus: A personal note

  • Ask the Pilot

    By Patrick Smith
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pm
    How did a suicidal passenger get the door of a pressurized plane open? Plus: Can't any pilot fly most planes? And: The autopilot was on during landing?

  • Watch the pilot!

    By Patrick Smith
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pm
    View the landing of a Boeing 767, from the cockpit. Behold the glory of approach lights at dawn. Plus: A tutorial

  • Why the Air France plane crashed

    By Patrick Smith
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pm
    Flight 447 shouldn't have gone down, but it did. Were normally non-dangerous phenomena the culprits?
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  • New A330-200 Freighter Takes To The Skies.

    gil@keskydee.com (Gil Gruson)
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:18 am
    KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The new dedicated freighter variant of the successful A330 Family took to the skies Friday during a four-hour maiden flight over Toulouse. This milestone marks the start of a 180-hour flight-test and certification campaign and paves the way for first delivery of the type to launch operator, Etihad Crystal Cargo, in the summer of 2010...

  • Air New Zealand To Buy 14 New Airbus A320 Aircraft.

    gil@keskydee.com (Gil Gruson)
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:16 am
    WELLINGTON  (Dow Jones): National carrier Air New Zealand Ltd. (AIR.NZ) said Tuesday that it will consolidate its short-range fleet around Airbus aircraft after a hard-fought contest with rival Boeing Co. (BA), amid delays in orders for the U.S. manufacturer’s new 787 long-range plane...

  • Airline Agent Denies Man Seat for Fashion Choice.

    gil@keskydee.com (Gil Gruson)
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:15 am
    An agent working for United Airlines last month has apparently watched “What Not to Wear” too many times, because he denied a vice president from Best Buy a first-class seat over his choice of wardrobe. The offensive clothing choice? A tracksuit...

  • New Program Helps Pilots Keep Medicals.

    gil@keskydee.com (Gil Gruson)
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:15 am
    Few things are more important to a pilot than his or her medical certificate. That’s why AOPA created the Medical Services Program, which launched Nov. 5 at AOPA Aviation Summit. The plan is part of a redoubled focus on health issues, which includes the first-ever Health Pavilion, also at Summit...

  • Seatbelt Airbags Provide Improved Safety for Aircraft Passengers.

    gil@keskydee.com (Gil Gruson)
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:14 am
    PHOENIX (BUSINESS WIRE): Seatbelt airbags are making headlines: yesterday Ford Motor Co. announced it plans to introduce seatbelt airbags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer. Last week, a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation took effect that is prompting many airlines to install seatbelt airbags in new aircraft to meet compliance...
 
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  • Boeing B737 EFIS First Officers with AeroPersonnel Global

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:27 pm
    Company: AeroPersonnel Global Description: Boeing B737 EFIS First Officers (091106) Our Client, a growing airline operating in the Middle East, requires B737 EFIS First Officers for immediate employment. Requirements: Candidates must: - hold a current and valid JAA, FAA, or ICAO ATPL; - hold a Class 1 Medical Certificate issued by a JAA, FAA or ICAO member state; - have a minimum 2,000 hours on the B737 EFIS or aircraft with FMC, EFIS equipment; - have no flight accident record and no criminal record; - be less than age 65 at end of contract; - be fluent in English (minimum ICAO Level IV)...

  • Boeing B737 EFIS Line Captain with AeroPersonnel Global

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:26 pm
    Company: AeroPersonnel Global Description: Boeing B737 EFIS Line Captain (091106) Our Client, a growing airline operating in the Middle East, requires B737 EFIS Line Captains for immediate employment. Requirements: Candidates must: - hold a current and valid JAA, FAA, or ICAO ATPL; - hold a Class 1 Medical Certificate issued by a JAA, FAA or ICAO member state; - have a minimum 4,000 hours total PIC time; - have a minimum 2,000 hours as PIC on B737 EFIS (3/4/500) or aircraft over 50 tons with FMC, EFIS equipment; - have a no flight accident record and no criminal record; - must below age 65 at…

  • Boeing B777 Simulator Instructor with AeroPersonnel Global

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:25 pm
    Company: AeroPersonnel Global Description: Boeing B777 Simulator Instructor (091106) Our Client, a major airline operating in the Middle East, requires ten Boeing 777 Simulator Instructor for immediate employment. Requirements: Candidates must: - hold an ICAO ATPL; - hold a Class 1 Medical Certificate issued by an ICAO member state; - have a minimum 10,000 hours total flying time; - have a minimum of 1,000 hours PIC on the B777; - have a minimum of 250 hours of instructional experience on the B777; - be below age 65; - be fluent in English (minimum ICAO Level IV) with endorsement on…

  • Executive Vice President Technical with AeroPersonnel Global

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:24 pm
    Company: AeroPersonnel Global Description: Executive Vice President Technical (091102) Our Client, a well growing airline based in the Middle East, requires for immediate employment an Executive Vice President Technical. Requirements: Candidates must demonstrate the following capabilities and competencies: Educational Qualifications: - Degree in Engineering - Mechanical/Aeronautical/Electrical, from a recognized Tertiary Institution - An MBA qualification would be an advantage... Read the full job post at FliteJobs.com Post info: Posted: Nov 6, 2009 Expires: Jan 5, 2010

  • Vice President In-Flight Catering with AeroPersonnel Global

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:23 pm
    Company: AeroPersonnel Global Description: Vice President In-Flight Catering (091102) Our Client, a well growing airline based in the Middle East, requires for immediate employment a Vice President In-Flight Catering. Requirements: Candidates must demonstrate the following capabilities and competencies: Educational Qualifications: - Degree / Diploma in Hotel Management from an institute of repute Experience: - ten or more years overall experience with at least five years in an Airline industry in a similar capacity - Demonstrates strong interpersonal and influencing skills in dealing with all…
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  • When the Feds Revoke Your Pilot’s Certificate

    Robert Mark
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:18 pm
    You NEVER, EVER want to receive a letter like this one from the FAA telling you that all your months or years of hard work and effort to win your pilot’s certificate have just gone up in smoke. After flying past Minneapolis a few weeks back, the FAA pulled the certificates of both of the Air Transport rated pilots aboard NWA 1588 as you can read in this letter from the FAA shared with me by a Jetwhine reader. Read it and commit today that you’ll never let this happen to you because you were derelict in your duty as the Pilot in Command (PIC) of a flight, whether that’s as…

  • Warning! Read Technology’s Fine Print

    Scott Spangler
    2 Nov 2009 | 8:35 pm
    Preparing for my first encounter with a new (to me) integrated avionics system, I dove into the system’s reference guide with eager anticipation. With a PFD, MFD, and FMS keypad this baby had all the bells, whistles, and databases that qualify it as a primary source of navigation and flight information. It is designed to guide me safely to a destination and deliver needed information, from weather to terrain and traffic avoidance, at the press of a button. And then I started reading. Being anal retentive, especially when learning a new system, I always start on page one.  (I quickly…

  • Be Very Afraid of This Pilot

    Robert Mark
    30 Oct 2009 | 7:54 am
    After running this blog for three years or so I can honestly say I’ve seen and heard quite a few really interesting stories about the aviation industry. I’m headed to AOPA Summit in Tampa next week because I want to hear a few more. The other day I got a note with a video link from another avid blogger, Max Trescott, the Digital Cockpit god at Max Trescott on General Aviation. Quite frankly it sent shivers down my spine even though the video ran just a few minutes. I’m not sure precisely where it was shot, but it was a bunch of guys in a 36 model Bonanza providing chase…

  • Ag Interest Reveals Risk Management Handbook

    Scott Spangler
    28 Oct 2009 | 8:40 pm
    Ag flying has always interested me because it is one of the last bastions of professional stick and rudder flying. Sure, technology has infiltrated the cockpit, but here it replaces the flagman (human or otherwise) who helps the pilot apply even coverage—not the pilot. Coordinating hand and eye and concentration still counts for something over farm fields. This interest led me to act on an FAA Safety Team email that said: “You now have a new email preference to choose in your My Preferences Email Settings. If you are interested in receiving information about Aerial Application or…

  • The Top 10 Reasons They Missed MSP

    Robert Mark
    25 Oct 2009 | 6:24 pm
    Just like Alice falling down the rabbit hole, unraveling the real story behind the Northwest/Delta Airlines crew who forgot to land at MSP just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. Brings to mind the gap in the Nixon Watergate tapes. If that doesn’t ring a bell, just assume it has to do with people trying to cover something up. Unconfirmed reports from DC actually said the CVR tape on the Airbus was blank … as in erased. Retired American Airlines pilot Jim Tillman told CNN’s Anderson Cooper the other night that the passengers were never in any real danger. REALLY? Once you…
 
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  • Episode 71 – Flying with MayCay

    thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
    2 Nov 2009 | 8:07 pm
    This week’s guest is MayCay Beeler, a pilot, flight instructor, and TV journalist. MayCay joins Rob, Max, and David to talk about aviation news from the week, her flying experiences, and her recent article in AOPA Online, Crazy for Canada, Flying the Governor General’s Cup International Air Rally. Standing-Room-Only Seats: The Photos China’s Spring Airlines LCC conference presentation (PDF) Chicago CEO needs to wash her mouth out with soap China and Russia take on Airbus and Boeing in the single-aisle market Aviation Expert: Flight Automation Leads To Boredom Follow Friday:…

  • Episode 70 – A Trio of Pro Journalists

    thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
    27 Oct 2009 | 4:44 pm
    This week we’re joined by a trio of aviation journalists to talk about the recent NBAA Convention: Jon Ostrower, the Flightblogger from Flight Global, Randy Padfield, the Editor-in-Chief at Aviation International News, and Benet Wilson, Online Managing Editor for Business Aviation at Aviation Week. Also, Airplane Geeks Historian David Vanderhoof provides This Week in Aviation, Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have their Australia Desk report, and Court has another Wiskey Tango Foxtrot look at aviation. Some NBAA news highlights: Babbitt,…

  • Episode 69 – Rob and David

    thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
    19 Oct 2009 | 5:18 pm
    Airplane Geeks Historian David Vanderhoof joins Rob and Max as they discuss the week’s aviation news. David also provides his This Week in Aviation history segment, Steve and Grant have the Australia Desk report, and Court returns with another Wiskey Tango Foxtrot look at aviation. Pilot safety bill passes US House Passenger ‘Rights’ Advocate Sues Delta, Alleges Email Hacking Michigan airport grounds website over malware risk UK Military Wants Istar UAV In 2015 Flight Pay For Non-Flyers China’s Leap in Unmanned Aircraft Development Ion Tiger Fuel Cell Unmanned Air Vehicle…

  • Episode 68 – Cranky Yet Again

    thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
    12 Oct 2009 | 5:45 pm
    Brett Snyder, The Cranky Flier himself, joins as this Episode’s guest to talk about his new venture, Cranky Concierge. This service provides a real, live airplane dork (his term!) who is available to support you when traveling by air. You can ask yourself why the airlines don’t provide this kind of service for their customers, but you can probably answer your own question! Eclipse Aerospace Begins Mods on E-500s Ryanair Selling Smokeless Cigarettes Cheaper business airfares still a tough sell in today’s economy Ads On a Plane: (Maybe) Free Wi-Fi Coming to Airlines Airline…

  • Episode 67 – Marketing with Paula

    thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
    6 Oct 2009 | 6:11 pm
    Guest Paula Williams from Aviation Business Consultants International Inc. (ABCI) joins Dan, Rob, and Max to talk about social media marketing in aviation. We also have aviation news from the week, Dan has an interview about new media with Kristie Van Auken from the Akron Canton airport, and we have the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk report. The news: BA’s Walsh touts all-premium New York-London flight as ‘bold step’ AVIC General Aviation scouts for stakes in foreign firms Eclipse Aerospace Gets EA 500 Certificate MHI gets 1st overseas order for passenger jet from U.S.
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  • Sky High after Mountain Flying Experience

    tmacrock
    21 Oct 2009 | 7:46 pm
    This past weekend I had an wonderful opportunity to fly over and through the Rocky Mountain Region west of Denver. Since all of my flight time to date has been over the relatively safe landscape of the Midwest I contacted...

  • Flying with Aviation Entrepreneurs

    tmacrock
    30 Aug 2009 | 2:40 pm
    Last weekend I had the opportunity to fly with two friends and aviation entrepreneurs. Rod Rakic is the founder of MyTransponder, a growing aviation social network. He had a last minute cancellation and instead of flying alone decided to invite...

  • Flying with Team Oracle Prior to the Chicago Air & Water Show

    tmacrock
    13 Aug 2009 | 11:30 pm
    Each year at the Chicago Air & Water Show Sean D. Tucker becomes a crowd favorite as he performers a memorable aerobatic routine in his Oracle Challenger bi-plane. I have always enjoyed his performances but it was an act outside...

  • Chicago Air and Water Show Viewing Guide

    tmacrock
    11 Aug 2009 | 6:24 pm
    Each year about this time I start to receive many requests from friends and family and through MyFlightBlog.com for tips on where to watch the Chicago Air & Water Show. I thought I would share some of my suggestions for...

  • 2009 Chicago Air & Water Show Schedule

    tmacrock
    9 Aug 2009 | 7:41 pm
    Coming off the heels of strong crowds of nearly 600,000 aviation enthusiasts celebrating all aviation has to offer at Oshkosh's AirVenture, nearly 2.2 million people are expected to line the Chicago shoreline this weekend to enjoy the 51st Annual Chicago...
 
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  • Resilient Space Internet Comes Down to Earth Gadgets with Android

    Jeremy Hsu
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:44 pm
    A new Internet protocol designed for interplanetary transmissions is bringing its delay-tolerant magic to Earth Google's Android does a lot more these days than just smart phones and nifty mobile gadgets. An Internet pioneer is using the platform to launch a interplanetary Internet protocol on Earth that could harden wireless networks against delays in data transmission. Vint Cerf worked with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the TCP/IP protocol that all netizens rely upon today, and tried adapting the old reliable for NASA's interplanetary communications with distant spacecraft. But…

  • How Much Power Does The Human Brain Require To Operate?

    Jeremy Hsu
    6 Nov 2009 | 12:43 pm
    Simulating the brain with traditional chips would require impractical megawatts of power. One scientist has an alternative According to Kwabena Boahen, a computer scientist at Stanford University, a robot with a processor as smart as the human brain would require at least 10 megawatts to operate. That's the amount of energy produced by a small hydroelectric plant. But a small group of computer scientists may have hit on a new neural supercomputer that could someday emulate the human brain's low energy requirements of just 20 watts--barely enough to run a dim light bulb. Discover Magazine has…

  • Armored Airbags to Protect Vehicles from RPGs and Roadside Bombs

    Jeremy Hsu
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:59 am
    Airbags could prevent RPGs from exploding and neutralize the blast of improvised explosives Despite the vehicles' armor, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) can still take out Humvees and MRAP vehicles with ease. But a company wants to change that equation with airbags that neutralize incoming RPGs and prevent them from exploding. Textron's Tactical RPG Airbag Protection (TRAP) system uses radar to detect incoming warheads and deploy airbags on the threatened side of a vehicle. The airbags prevent the RPGs from exploding at all, and thereby avoids any cloud of shrapnel that could harm nearby…

  • Video: Microsoft Demonstrates Next-Gen Interface, with Motion Sensing and Eye Tracking

    Jeremy Hsu
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am
    A transparent glass display adds touchless gestures and eye-tracking to human-computer interaction Pen and voice input for computers is so early-millennium. Now Microsoft has created a next-gen computer concept that includes touchless gestures and eye-tracking, and has taken the device on a college tour with chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundie. The computer comes complete with a transparent glass display that evokes either Minority Report or Iron Man, depending on your movie preference. Mundie circles objects without touching the screen and vocally orders the computer to organize…

  • Study Proves That Specialized Prosthetic Legs Grant No Advantage In Sprinting

    Stuart Fox
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:32 am
    In 2008, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) banned double amputee Oscar Pistorius from racing in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Later that same year, the ban was reversed. The back and forth centered on Pistorius' specially designed, spring-loaded, prosthetic legs. The IAAF argued that artificial legs designed especially for running gave Pistorius an unfair advantage against runners whose flesh-and-blood limbs didn't benefit from advanced engineering and space-age materials. While an MIT study last year eventually led to the overturn of the original IAAF decision, no one…
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  • Write Right

    Deanna Harms
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:02 am
    Tomorrow I’m speaking at a daylong event designed for PR college students statewide. My fellow panelists and I will each share five tips on how to write in a way that gets your stuff used. Tell me what you think. Am I missing any key points? Rein it in. Journalists are pressed for time. Only interested in what they (and their audiences) want to know. And really don’t appreciate the interruption. Focus your writing. Write slowly. Reread your work and rewrite as necessary. Remember the old saying, “Measure twice and cut once.” Cut – i.e. submit – factual work ready to publish or…

  • GG Costume Throwdown

    Todd Ramsey
    30 Oct 2009 | 8:31 am
    UPDATE: Thanks for your votes. In a nail-biter of a contest, the designers took 76% of the votes. The other teams are sure they were sympathy votes. (Posted by one of the losers.) At Greteman Group, we don’t really need an excuse to dress up and have a good time. So we’re all pretty big fans of a holiday that encourages such behavior. This year, for Halloween, we decided to split up into three teams – designers, account strategists and support – for a costume battle royale. And now, we turn to you, our faithful, dedicated, beautiful readers, to help us decide which team will…

  • Marc’s Picks for Final Friday – October 2009

    Marc Bosworth
    29 Oct 2009 | 9:27 am
    This Final Friday converges with Halloween, and many will be prowling the streets in full costume. To help you plan your evening haunting Wichita’s galleries, I offer this list of must-see shows for October. Painting by David Friday Be sure to click the thumbnails for a larger view of the images. Elly Fitzig and David Friday at Commerce Street Gallery Candy colors and expressive marks unite the works by these artists, so expect a really fun show by two of Wichita’s nicest people. Commerce Gallery at the Go Away Garage 508 S. Commerce 7:00-10:00 p.m. Visit the Go Away Garage website.

  • Halloween: Keepin’ it Healthy

    Shelley Downs
    28 Oct 2009 | 3:20 pm
    Farmer Shelley gets ready to pick some carrots for her trick-or-treaters. I do a pretty good job controlling my obsession with sweets, but this time each year – with Halloween just around the corner and the holidays quickly approaching – I find it’s difficult to escape the temptations around us. And it never fails that I’ll end up with a bowl full of Halloween snacks that didn’t get handed out. I’m trying to hold fast to the mantra of moderation when it comes to enjoying these holiday sweets. If not, I’ll at least be partaking in options from this list of healthier food choices…

  • Not as Easy as It Looks

    Rachel Groene
    27 Oct 2009 | 2:53 pm
    Although I still have another month until I enter my 20s, I’m getting a taste of what the rest of my corporate life will look like, or so I think. What started out as an unsure group of 14 students has turned into an evolutionary student-led company, never-failing recruitment tool and an ample amount of networking. Being able to be joint-CEO of the Barton International Group at Wichita State University has allowed me to partake in all of these outcomes, but any member you ask won’t say it was a cake walk to get to them. Everyone understood going in that we would be forming, storming,…
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  • Not Your Average DC-3

    Tracy
    30 Oct 2009 | 2:25 pm
    I mentioned in the last post that my wife and I had traveled down to the Schellville Airport near Sonoma, CA to take a ride in a friend’s airplane. While we were there we were treated to a tour of  the airport and the treasures that were hidden in the hangars.When I got out of the car after the drive I did the usual I’ve-been-sitting-too-long stretch and looked around to see what planes were parked outside. I glanced at this “DC-3″ parked in the weeds and assumed it was one more example of the aircraft that you occasionally find at out-of-the-way airports. Later, as…

  • Hangars of Excellence

    Tracy
    26 Oct 2009 | 11:53 am
    Remember back to the last time you were at an aviation event such as Sun & Fun or Oshkosh or one of the larger fly-in events.  Do you remember looking at one of those beautiful big biplanes that had been restored to pristine condition, the frame covered with taut fabric painted with layers and layers of hand-rubbed lacquer? Or were your eyes drawn to a Classic aircraft that had been restored to a gleaming vision of metallic perfection.  Is there a possibility that you then stopped to ponder what type of person would spend thousands of hours of meticulous work and twenty or thirty times…

  • Not Your Average Cessna

    Tracy
    20 Oct 2009 | 6:28 pm
    I recently had the opportunity to fly with my next-door hangar neighbor. George has passed the age of 70 and although (or probably because) he has an extensive aviation background, he asked me to evaluate his flying performance and to set up a twice-yearly program to continue the evaluations. George used to fly a Cessna 340, pressurized light twin, but the insurance costs and training requirements got to be too much of a burden. The insurance company was requiring a formal recurrent training course at Flight Safety twice per year. As a result, he sold his twin and bought a C-182Q. However he…

  • Training is in My Future

    Tracy
    5 Oct 2009 | 9:25 pm
    As an airline pilot your life is ruled by seniority. The day that you are hired by an airline you are given a seniority number.  From that time forward, your seniority number determines how you live your life – everything from what equipment that you fly to your pilot base location to when you get to take your vacation time. Everyone has their own reasons for bidding the way that they do. Some want to be as senior as possible in a given position so that they have more control over their monthly schedule, others bid the highest position that they can hold. Until now I have always bid…

  • Bad Day at Big Rock

    Tracy
    24 Sep 2009 | 8:35 am
    A couple of days ago I had on my list of things to do the rearranging of some rocks in the back yard. You have to remember that I live in Reno, NV , in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Rocks here can grow a little bigger than the average Midwest rock. The top point of the offending rock, shown here next to a spade garden shovel is 21″ (53 cm). I had just moved a larger, heavier rock and was attempting to roll this one closer to the first one. I was behind it, reached down and pulled up to flop it onto the side facing the camera. As I pulled up I felt a tear on the inside of my left elbow…
 
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  • Ethanol fuel for aircraft: A perspective from 1935

    John
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:55 am
    Alternative fuels like ethanol for both cars and aircraft are once again in the news in recent years but few people may realize that the debate over whether ethanol should be used as a fuel for aircraft is in fact, old news. Recently, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) posted an article entitled “Will Alcohol Mixtures [...]

  • Flyabout – movie review

    Matthew Stibbe
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:02 am
    I just watched Flyabout, a movie by Monika Petrillo about her flight around Australia with her father. It is a partly a film about flying but also a film about family relationships and personal discovery. It is inspired by the Aboriginal tradition of a ‘walkabout’ and it has something of that ‘anything may happen’ mood. [...]

  • Briefing approach plates video

    John
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:56 am
    IFR flying can be stressful for both new and experienced pilots. Hence, Jason Schappert has recently created and posted a short six minute but extremely useful video about briefing approach plates on his MzeroO blog. Jason first explains each of the important sections of an approach plate (the heading, plan view,  airport sketch and landing [...]

  • The new Garmin G3000 touch-screen glass cockpit

    John
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:50 am
    Garmin has recently announced the G3000 system, the first touch screen-controlled glass flight deck to be designed for light turbine aircraft. The new system features streamlined menu structures that eliminate visual clutter and a whole range of mechanical knobs, buttons and switches plus data entry is centralized in one location that is easy to access. [...]

  • New Garmin Portable GPS reviews

    John
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:19 am
    Garmin has just announced four new portable GPS products (the aera 500, 510, 550 and 560) and Max Trescott has already posted a helpful review and a very useful comparison chart of all four products on his blog. To give you a little background about the new product line, the four devices essentially refresh all [...]
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  • Cloud Clearance Made Easy - The Point and Wait Video

    Patrick Flannigan
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:09 pm
    There has been a lot of talk about the “point and wait” trick for cloud clearance since my first post on the subject. To clear up any questions on the matter, I went up and shot some video of this rule of thumb in action. Check it out and spread the word.

  • How to Copy an IFR Clearance Like a Pro

    Patrick Flannigan
    26 Sep 2009 | 10:08 pm
    The task that befuddles most  instrument pilots in training doesn’t involve flying at all! Prior to taxi, and sometimes prior to engine start, we need to copy and read back an IFR clearance. This is generally the most complicated set of instructions issued by Air Traffic Control throughout the whole flight, and it usually comes [...]

  • Have We Been Cleared to Land?

    Patrick Flannigan
    8 Sep 2009 | 1:29 pm
    Operating in and out of towered airports requires a landing clearance prior to touchdown. Pilots do occasionally land without a clearance. Depending on the circumstances, this could become an FAA violation: something every pilot should want to avoid. The solution? Almost every airplane has a built in advisory system to alert the pilot as to [...]

  • Don’t Trim the Airplane

    Patrick Flannigan
    1 Sep 2009 | 6:39 pm
    Going through private pilot training, I was taught to trim the airplane for all phases of flight. After fighting the controls for one too many flights, the lesson took. Like most students, I was also told to trim the airplane for steep turns. Although trim makes the turn much easier, I suggest that you try [...]

  • Cloud Clearance: The Point and Wait Trick

    Patrick Flannigan
    18 Aug 2009 | 1:30 pm
    It’s a good idea to avoid the clouds as much as possible. For IFR pilots, you’ll typically find a smoother ride in the clear. VFR pilots have no choice on the matter: per cloud-clearance rules, it’s the law! But what about that cloud out on the horizon? You don’t need a Sporty’s sight-level to tell [...]
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  • Another rating added to the belt!

    John Kelly
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:02 pm
    Today I passed my Single-Engine Commercial addon checkride!  Which basically means I can use the commercial pilot privileges in a single-engine aircraft as well as a multi-engine aircraft now.  How’d it go?  Well I woke up this morning, looked at the TAF for the time that we had scheduled for my checkride, which was 3pm, and saw that it was forecasting 2,500 broken and winds somewhere around 20+ knots and gusting.  Perfect day for a checkride huh?  Well, my checkride rolls around and the clouds were 8,000 feet overcast, which was perfect. The winds were 19 knots gusting to 26…

  • Baby steps…

    John Kelly
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:12 pm
    In response to Zach’s comment on my last post, I would like to take you on a little journey through my short and long-term goals. My long-term goals are probably not that of most.  ’The Airlines’ do not necessarily entice me that much.  The schedules and what I’ve heard about how some pilots are treated does not outweigh the pay.  It doesn’t seem to be the dream job it used to be.  From what I have seen, it looks like charter, air taxi, air ambulance, corporate, or any other job that has a little bit more excitement is what I am pursuing.  This goal of…

  • I passed my Commercial Multi-Engine Checkride!

    John Kelly
    17 Oct 2009 | 11:03 pm
    Well it’s official, I am a Commercial Pilot! For multi-engine aircraft at least. How did the checkride go you ask?  I’m glad you asked!  The checkride is a pass or fail situation, so I am unable to give you a letter grade or percentage.  But what I can give you is how I felt it went.  The checkride  consisted of two parts, the Oral quiz, and the Practical flight.  The oral was about 2 hours long and I felt very comfortable answering all of the questions the examiner asked.  Examiners tend to like to find an area that you seem to know the least about, and question you for…

  • Commercial Multi-Engine Checkride Preparation

    John Kelly
    2 Oct 2009 | 10:42 pm
    Wow, I can’t believe I am preparing for my Commercial Multi-Engine checkride (or the official name, Practical Test)!  What a ride it has been so far, and it is only just beginning! The last several weeks I have been working towards meeting time requirements, cross-country requirements, practicing maneuvers, and studying for my oral.  All in preparation to meet the PTS (Practical Test Standards) on the day I have to shine the most. As I have been preparing for my checkride, I notice a few things different about this checkride as opposed to any of the others I have taken since.  For…

  • Stuck in Eugene

    John Kelly
    14 Sep 2009 | 10:52 am
    Yesterday I flew to Eugene with a friend I promised I would take flying sometime.  Little did he know this would be more of an adventure than he signed up for.  The flight there was fantastic.  We flew IFR, because it had been a little while since I had been “in the system” and even the the weather was pretty good VFR weather, I like to keep current on at least IFR operations, even if it’s not necessarily in IMC. Well, we arrived in Eugene, stretched at FlightCraft for a bit, watched the Seahawks kill the Rams, then went out to begin our trek home.  Before takeoff, I…
 
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  • Shashank Nigam awarded the Global Brand Leadership Award at World Brand Congress for airline branding

    Shashank Nigam
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:44 pm
    Dear SimpliFliers, It gives me great pleasure to share with you that I’ve been awarded the coveted Global Brand Leadership Award (Individual) by the World Brand Congress. The award ceremony was held at the Taj in Mumbai on November 4, 2009. Thanks to all of you who came down to support, in person or on Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn! It was truly an evening to remember. The award is given to individuals who’re doing things differently in branding in a given industry and a distinguished jury decided on those who’d receive the award this year. I received it for SimpliFlying’s…

  • How can legacy airlines, airports or hotels make an entry into social media? Start from within

    Shashank Nigam
    1 Nov 2009 | 8:26 pm
    In the past few weeks, I’ve interacted with senior executives leading Marketing/Digital Marketing at a number of legacy airlines. Most of these have hardly made baby steps into social media branding. The biggest hurdle they seem to face is not achieving success in their new initiatives, but proving themselves internally. And that’s only natural, since most monolithic organizations have more naysayers than doers. And the doers seldom have more clout than the naysayers. So, how to overcome this challenge? Look within – start from the inside My suggestion to these executives…

  • Social media mogul Chris Brogan joins SimpliFlying’s Board of Advisors

    Shashank Nigam
    1 Nov 2009 | 5:19 pm
    Dear SimpliFliers, It gives me tremendous honor to announce that one of the biggest names in the social media world – Chris Brogan – is  the latest stalwart to join SimpliFlying’s star-studded Board of Advisors. He joins Patrick Murphy, the former Chairman of RyanAir and Donald Schenk, Managing Director of Airline Capital Associates, Inc who’ve already been offering tremendous mentorship to the SimpliFlying team. As we partner in the social media and branding success of airlines, airports, and even hotels globally, the stellar team of advisors asks us the tough…

  • Southwest Airlines’ success secrets on social media revealed by Paula Berg

    Shashank Nigam
    29 Oct 2009 | 8:07 am
    When it comes to social media branding, Southwest Airlines has been the trendsetter for quite some time, and is looked upon by competition and even other industries. From their very successful blog, “Nuts about Southwest” to its over 700,000 followers on Twitter – they’ve got their act together. And behind these efforts is a very hardworking team led by Paula Berg. I had the pleasure of meeting Paula at the Inbound Marketing Summit in Boston, where she delivered a keynote on Southwest’s social media branding strategy and I led a session for airlines/airports in…

  • Do you work for an airline? This five minute video on social media can change the way you do marketing

    Shashank Nigam
    24 Oct 2009 | 3:31 am
    I was sent this video at 1am last night, by Stuart Barwood. Even though I was in bed, I began watching it in bed on my iTouch. Not only did I watch it completely, I couldn’t sleep for quite some time afterwards. I couldn’t help but share it with my friends, clients and well-wishers who work with airlines. Because if there is something can help someone catalyze the social media branding efforts in his airline, it’s this video. At one point in the video, the screen flashes, “In the near future, we will not find products or services, they will find us“. A simple…
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  • Defense Update Launches an Enhanced Naval Systems Channel

    31 Oct 2009 | 2:33 pm
    As part of our phased rollout of revamped news channels, we are happy to introduce the fifth channel - take a look at our new and enhanced Naval Systems Channel, focusing on features, news, videos and images covering surface combatants, submarines, associated weapon systems, support elements and more. News highlights include upgrading and modernization, weaponry, avionics etc. We'll be happy to receive your comments.

  • Textron, L-3 Com Team for LCAC Successor Program

    30 Oct 2009 | 2:56 pm
    Textron Marine & Land Systems has teamed with L-3 Communications to pursue the U.S. Navy’s future $4 billion Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) program. The Navy is planning to field the 73 ton Air Cushion Vehicle (ACV), starting in the year 2019, gradually replacing the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft landing-craft currently in service.

  • U.S. Navy Accelerates LCS Operational Deployment

    30 Oct 2009 | 2:56 pm
    The Lockheed Martin built Freedom class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1) is already in service, and could be deployed for its first mission as early as next year (early 2010) – two years ahead of its scheduled maiden deployment.

  • Airbag RPG Countermeasure Completes First Testing Phase

    30 Oct 2009 | 4:06 am
    Textron Defense Systems' Tactical Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Airbag Protection System, (TRAPS), has recently completed the first phase of testing at the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) in Socorro, New Mexico. During these tests the system defeated live RPGs fired at different angles and from both short and long ranges.

  • Yellow Jacket Fuses MASINT, IMINT, UAVs to Hunt IEDs

    29 Oct 2009 | 11:10 am
    CenTauri Solutionshas been awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense to demonstrate an integrated UAV-based counter-IED technology. Known as “Yellow Jacket” the $11.7 million program is sponsored by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, (AFRL) in Rome, New York. CenTauri will install electro-optical HD imaging and unintentional electromagnetic emissions sensor on the Sciebel Camcopter S-100 vertically take off and landing vehicle, to demonstrate how these systems could interoperate detect improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
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  • British Airways November Sale

    Airline News
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:54 am
    The BA.com sale is now on and is live until midnight 17th November 2009. Example prices for long haul destinations: * London Heathrow to Tel Aviv from £264 return * London Heathrow to New York (JFK) from £299 return * London Heathrow to Dubai (DXB) from £324 return * London Heathrow to Chicago ( O’Hare) from £324 return * London Heathrow to Rio De Janeiro from £389 return * London Heathrow to Mexico City from £399 return * London Heathrow to Las Vegas from £469 return Example prices for short haul destinations: * London Heathrow to Zurich from £49 one-way * London Gatwick to…

  • New Low Cost Long Haul airline from Scandinavia

    Airline News
    26 Oct 2009 | 3:19 am
    Feel Air has raised $37 million start up funds to dry lease two Airbus A320 and plans to operate Stockholm and Oslo to New York and Bangkok. The new airline hopes to start operating the low cost long haul flights in time for the lucrative Easter break in 2010. No doubt the fledgling airline has already been engulfed by job applications but aviation analysts are quick to point out the the failure rate among new airlines is high and long haul airlines in particular are very sensitive to oil price spikes and downturns in economic fortune. The seasonality looks good. It is well known that…

  • Airline News October 2009

    Airline News
    26 Oct 2009 | 3:05 am
    Here’s a few airline and aviation news stories that caught my eye recently : Thomson flight from Glasgow to Corfu ends up with a 42 hour total trip duration including delays, diversions and a night in Athens. More at The Scotsman. I like some of the comments on this story. Over in the U S of A the flight crew of an NWA flight from San Diego to Minneapolis managed to fly over their destination by over 250 kilometres before they got back on course and landed an hour late. Air Traffic Control couldn’t contact them sparking hijack fears. The pilots said they were…

  • Iberia to create new airline

    Airline News
    26 Oct 2009 | 2:23 am
    Not a new trick but Iberia looks set to create a new airline to operate their short and medium flights. It is thought that the new airline will be based at Madrid and will feed Iberia longhaul flights. From Madrid, Iberia will concentrate on operating longhaul flights with South American destinations being their bread and butter routes. In typical sluggish flag carrier fashion, the new Iberia airline won’t be launched until 2011. Iberia and British Airways might merge at some point before or after this. More Airline news from: Airline-News.co.uk Iberia to create new airline Related…

  • 24 hours global air traffic condensed into 2 minutes

    Airline News
    20 Oct 2009 | 9:03 am
    This video is a 24 hour observation of all of the large aircraft flights in the world, condensed down to about 2 minutes. You can tell it was summer time in the north by the sun’s footprint over the planet. You could see that it didn’t quite set in the extreme north and it didn’t quite rise in the extreme south. The yellow dots are aircraft. Notice that as evening approaches, the traffic is predominantly from the US to Europe (Eastbound) and when daylight comes, the traffic switches and it is predominantly from Europe to the US (Westbound). More Airline news from:…
 
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  • Finnair Announces New Winter Schedule on New York Route

    Mr. Plane
    5 Nov 2009 | 10:33 am
    Image via Wikipedia Finnair, the national carrier of Finland, today announced its new winter schedule on the New York – Helsinki route. Until December 7, the Nordic airline features daily non-stop A330 service, departing JFK at 5:40 p.m. and arriving in Helsinki the next morning at 8:50 a.m. Flights from Helsinki to JFK depart at 2:10 p.m. and arrive the same afternoon at 3:55 p.m. Between December 8, 2009 and March 27, 2010, Finnair will fly either five or six days per week, depending on the exact travel date. “Please check with your travel agent or online at www.finnair.com before you…

  • Virgin Atlantic Releases iPhone App for People Afraid of Flying

    Mr. Plane
    2 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am
    Image by Getty Images via Daylife SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Virgin Atlantic, the award-winning long-haul airline, today announced its highly acclaimed Flying Without Fear course — with a success rate in excess of 98% — is now available as an app for the iPhone and iPod touch from the App Store — the first of its kind. Many people suffer anxiety at the prospect of flying. These fears range from anxiety at booking a trip to complete inability to board an aircraft. Whether it is the unfamiliar aircraft, the strange noises a plane makes, or the fear of…

  • This weeks tweets

    Mr. Plane
    1 Nov 2009 | 12:11 pm
    Aviation news – Planegrazy – http://aweber.com/b/21sTY # Don’t Misuse Email Priority Flags Please: When I’m sending an email, I hardly ever think to use the importance o… http://bit.ly/45owsp # Aviation news – Planegrazy – http://aweber.com/b/1_gNI # Issued Resolved: PDF Printing Issue in 64-bit Vista: About a month ago I was having problems getting a client’s new… http://bit.ly/NcLqr # Twitter Auto-Follow Friday Tool: If you’re on twitter, then you are more than likely aware of a little weekly twitt… http://bit.ly/PcfFS # Aviation news…

  • FINNAIR PILOTS THREATEN STRIKE ACTION

    Mr. Plane
    30 Oct 2009 | 11:00 am
    The Finnish Airline Pilots’ Association (FAPA) has stated its intention to start strike action as of November 16, 2009. The pilots have also announced an overtime ban starting on October 31, 2009. The overtime ban is illegal. Finnair’s pilots want to continue under the terms of the employment agreement that expired a year ago, terms which have become quite impossible under the current economic conditions. Moreover, according to the FAPA, Finnair should restrict the number of aircraft operated by the independent and privately owned company Finncomm. Finnair is continuing…

  • UK APD Hike is the Wrong Response

    Mr. Plane
    29 Oct 2009 | 9:46 am
    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported international scheduled traffic results for September 2009. Passenger demand was essentially unchanged, increasing 0.3% compared to September 2008. Demand for international cargo was 5.4% below September 2008 levels. Load factors for passenger and cargo have returned to pre-crisis levels of 77.1% and 50.8%, respectively. The apparent year-over-year improvement in demand is misleading. It is largely due to comparisons with an exceptionally weak September 2008 when traffic fell sharply (-2.9% for passenger and -7.7% for cargo).
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  • Ethanol fuel for aircraft: A perspective from 1935

    John
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:55 am
    Alternative fuels like ethanol for both cars and aircraft are once again in the news in recent years but few people may realize that the debate over whether ethanol should be used as a fuel for aircraft is in fact, old news. Recently, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) posted an article entitled “Will Alcohol Mixtures [...]

  • Flyabout – movie review

    Matthew Stibbe
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:02 am
    I just watched Flyabout, a movie by Monika Petrillo about her flight around Australia with her father. It is a partly a film about flying but also a film about family relationships and personal discovery. It is inspired by the Aboriginal tradition of a ‘walkabout’ and it has something of that ‘anything may happen’ mood. [...]

  • Briefing approach plates video

    John
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:56 am
    IFR flying can be stressful for both new and experienced pilots. Hence, Jason Schappert has recently created and posted a short six minute but extremely useful video about briefing approach plates on his MzeroO blog. Jason first explains each of the important sections of an approach plate (the heading, plan view,  airport sketch and landing [...]

  • The new Garmin G3000 touch-screen glass cockpit

    John
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:50 am
    Garmin has recently announced the G3000 system, the first touch screen-controlled glass flight deck to be designed for light turbine aircraft. The new system features streamlined menu structures that eliminate visual clutter and a whole range of mechanical knobs, buttons and switches plus data entry is centralized in one location that is easy to access. [...]

  • New Garmin Portable GPS reviews

    John
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:19 am
    Garmin has just announced four new portable GPS products (the aera 500, 510, 550 and 560) and Max Trescott has already posted a helpful review and a very useful comparison chart of all four products on his blog. To give you a little background about the new product line, the four devices essentially refresh all [...]
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  • Upcoming Veterans' Day at the Candler Field Museum

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:49 am
     This weekend at the Candler Field Museum you'll, once again, find vintage planes, great entertainment, and great people.  The third annual Veteran's Day is set to start at 9AM on the museum's ground and, from their website, it promises to ...

  • USA Today expands on their aviation ignorance

    4 Nov 2009 | 5:20 am
      USA Today reported this week that small airports across the country have benefited from $1.1 billion since 2001.  They point out that the funds were ear marked by lawmakers to support specific projects.  They go on to claim that cor...

  • New online aviation magazine launches website

    2 Nov 2009 | 5:12 am
      (Photo: Left of Center Line) LOCL's November cover.General Aviation has a new online Magazine.  Left of Center Line has announced both a new website and a new online WebAzine for aviation lovers.  The website plays home-base to the p...

  • Massive Piper Airworthiness Directive Proposed

    31 Oct 2009 | 6:22 pm
       (Photo: AOPA) A Piper Arrow model 28The FAA has proposed an airworthiness directive for Piper aircraft that will affect nearly 42,000 aircraft owners.  The directive, which covers the PA-28, PA-32, PA-34 and PA-44 models, is being p...

  • Plane crash in Lawrenceville, GA

    30 Oct 2009 | 7:39 pm
       (Photo: Ahunt) A similar 1965 Cessna 310Rescuers turned recovery agents as the bodies of two people were recovered after a small plane crashed in Lawrenceville around 1:30 this afternoon.The small twin-engine 1965 Cessna 310 took off fro...
 
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  • Aviation and airplanes Cockpit View 1024x768

    Ali Zain
    1 Nov 2009 | 6:30 am
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  • Facing losses, US Airways cutting flights, 1,000 jobs

    Ali Zain
    31 Oct 2009 | 8:54 am
    By Linda Loyd In another sign of tough times for airlines, US Airways Group Inc. said today that it would cut about 1,000 jobs next year, end Philadelphia flights to five European cities, and trim 43.8 percent of daily departures from Las Vegas. "We cannot continue to operate unprofitably forever," US Airways chairman and chief executive officer Doug Parker said in a memo to employees. The good news: None of the 200 pilots, 150 flight attendants, and 600 airport passenger and ramp service workers to lose their jobs are based at Philadelphia International Airport. None of the 600…

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    30 Oct 2009 | 6:40 am
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  • LIFE-TIME FREE TRAVEL for baby born on plane

    Ali Zain
    23 Oct 2009 | 9:43 am
    IN Kuala Lumper (AFP) – A baby boy who made a surprise arrival on board an AirAsia flight this week will be given free flights for life with the budget carrier, as will his mother, the airline said Friday. AirAsia said 31-year-old passenger Liew Siaw Hsia went into labour on Wednesday's flight from the northern island of Penang to Kuching on Borneo island. The aircraft made an emergency diversion to the Malaysian capital but the baby arrived just before landing, delivered by a doctor who was on board and who was assisted by the airline's flight attendants. "The baby was…
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  • Veteran's Day at the Candler Field Museum

    Steven
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:40 am
    I was excited about going to the celebration at the Candler Field Museum this weekend.  Unfortunately, life happened and I'm no longer able to make it.  Instead, I'll be spending all day with a rock band I manage on the side ("Heave"; and yes, they're awesome) while they perform at a local festival. The celebration is the 3rd of what's become an annual event at the museum.  Static displays,

  • USA Today hates aviation, don't they?... Redux

    Steven
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:54 am
    I don't normally recycle head lines like above, but this story has been drawn out, yet again.  USA Today, obviously under the direction of a hidden agenda to attack GA, have pointed out, once again, that small airports receive tax payer money... so do schools and local governments, what's the point? They go on to claim that corporate jets, private pilots, and even UPS and FedEx are unfairly

  • Warner Robins Museum of Aviation celebrates 25 years!

    Steven
    3 Nov 2009 | 5:42 am
    Here in Georgia, we're fortunate to have the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins.  I remember walking among the planes as a little child and again right after I got my driver's license.  I recently visited the museum for the third time not long after they opened their Aviation Hall of Fame exhibit and D-day display. Walking through the planes I saw both the familiar displays and the new

  • Left of Center Line WebAzine! Come signup; it's free!

    Steven
    2 Nov 2009 | 5:08 am
    Left of Center Line is proud to announce the launch of LeftofCenterLine.com.  The new website acts as home base for the Left of Center Line blog and the new Left of Center Line WebAzine!  Readers will now be able to sign up for a free monthly WebAzine on the blog or at the new website.  The online magazine will include features on General Aviation Events, News, Developments and much more.

  • The media aviation coverage heart beat

    Steven
    31 Oct 2009 | 12:51 pm
    It may be hard to believe, but media coverage has a heart beat.  This predictable rise and fall in the media's interest in aviation is fed by large stories that resonate for a period of time.  One particularly interesting event can spike the interest of the media and for a week or two after they thoroughly cover any and every story to do with an airplane. It works like this; the media gives
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